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Medical terminology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -otomy | Cut into |
| Aden- | Gland |
| Angi- | Vessel |
| -oma | Tumor |
| Nephr- | Kidney |
| Hepat- | Liver |
| Arthr- | Joint |
| Blephar- | Eyelid |
| -ologist | Specialist in the study of |
| rhin- | Nose |
| gingiv- | Gum |
| -malacia | Soft condition |
| Gastr- | Stomach |
| Cardi- | Heart |
| Megal- | Enlarge |
| -itis | Inflammation |
| dermat- | Skin |
| -plast | Surgical repair |
| cerebr- | Brain |
| path- | disease |
| -ectomy | Surgical removal |
| enter- | intestines |
| -osis | Condition of |
| -ology | the study of |
| spasm | involuntary contraction, twitching |
| -algia | pain |
| crani- | skull |
| end- | within |
| hemi- | half |
| oid- | like, resemble |
| hyper- | excessive, above |
| cyst- | sac containing fluid |
| chole- | bile |
| hypo- | below, decreased |
| -scop | look |
| hyster- | uterus, womb |
| -ostomy | create an opening |
| para- | beside |
| -lysis | destruction, loosening |
| cervic- | neck |
| chondr- | cartilage |
| cyan- | blue |
| hem (at)- | blood |
| ost- | bone |
| psycho- | mind |
| lip- | fat |
| my- | muscle |
| lith- | stone |
| ophthalm- | eye |
| opt- | eye |
| proct- | anus |
| cost- | rib |
| -gram | record |
| acro- | extremity |
| -rhexis | break, burst |
| carcin- | cancer |
| -penia | decrease |
| gen- | original, productio |
| burso- | sac |
| retr(o) | backwards |
| trip- | rub, friction |
| strept- | twist |
| -desis | binding, fixation |
| mani- | madness |
| gloss- | tongue |
| -trophy | development, growth |
| supra- | above |
| -ptosis | falling, drooping |
| dyn- | pain |
| mast- | breast |
| -rrhaphy | suture |
| dent- | teeth |
| cephal- | head |
| auto- | self |
| epi- | above |
| hydro- | water |
| lobo- | section |
| -emesis | vomiting |
| contra- | against, counter |
| -iasis | condition, formation of, presence of |
| trans- | through, across, beyond |
| brady- | slow |
| -ectasis | expansion |
| cyt- | cell |
| odont- | tooth |
| leuk- | white |
| -estesia | sensation, feeling |
| cantho- | angle at the end of the eyelid |
| steno- | narrow, contracted |
| cheil- | lip |
| -cele | hernia |
| benign | mild, not cancerous |
| semen | seed |
| celio- | abdomen |
| erythro- | red |
| vaso- | vessel |
| melan- | black |
| cauda- | tail |
| lingua- | tongue |
| miring- | eardrum |
| spondyl- | spinal column |
| ovar- | egg |
| -centesis | puncture |
| oto- | ear |
| bili- | bile |
| squam- | scale |
| mening- | membrane |
| cec- | blind passage |
| macul- | spot |
| -pexy | suspension |
| onco- | tumor |
| or- | mouth |
| sub- | under |
| spiro- | coil |
| lacrim- | tear |
| viscero- | organ |
| lact- | milk |
| onych- | nail, claw |
| thorac- | chest |
| pyle- | gate |
| pyloro- | gate |
| vesic- | bladder |
| sphenic- | wedge, wedge shaped |
| myel- | marrow |
| anti- | against |
| myco- | fungus |
| hallux- | great toe |
| physio- | nature |
| bucc(o) | cheek |
| palpebr- | eyelid |
| plasia- | development or growth |
| rug- | wrinkle, fold, crease |
| aur- | ear |
| acousti- | hearing sound |
| colpo- | hollow, vagina |
| phon- | voice, sound |
| leio- | smooth |
| cor | Heart |
| ren- | kidney |
| orchid- | testis |
| encephal- | brain |
| thalam- | inner chamber |
| plexus | braid, interweaving or network |
| cilia | eyelash |
| dendr- | tree, branching |
| phleb- | vein |
| pilo- | hair |
| histo- | tissue |
| stoma- | mouth |
| typan- | eardrum or its enclosure |
| ubilic- | navel |
| salpingo- | tube |
| ophthalm- | eye |
| -rrhaphy | suture |
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